Algeria has decided to sever diplomatic relations with the UAE, the state-run APS news agency reported on Thursday.
The Algerian Foreign Ministry said that the decision was made after all means to preserve them have been exhausted, the news agency reported.
Algeria will also close its airspace to all UAE-registered aircraft, except for flights to the capital’s international airport, effective September 11, following the severing of diplomatic relations with the UAE, the Algerian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, the APS news agency reported that Algeria had decided to sever diplomatic relations with the UAE.
“Following Algeria’s severing of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, Algeria has decided to close its airspace to all UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft, both inbound and outbound,” the ministry said in a statement .